Written answers
Thursday, 18 April 2024
Department of Education and Skills
Education and Training Provision
John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff employed in the delivery of English language classes to IPAS and BOTPs in Ireland, by area, and on a monthly basis, for the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17107/24]
Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses are delivered by the 16 Education and Training Boards (ETBs) across the country. All ESOL provision is free, and caters for all competency levels of learners, from beginner, to intermediate, and advanced.
ESOL is part of the general adult literacy provision in the ETBs. ESOL is open to a diverse range of learner cohorts for whom English is not their first language, including but not limited to, IPAS and BOTP learners.
The detailed data sought by the Deputy is not readily available however my officials are engaging with SOLAS and the ETBs to prepare a report on the available data for the Deputy.
John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of IPAS and BOTPs who are receiving English language classes, on an area-by-area and monthly basis, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17108/24]
Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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My officials are engaging with SOLAS on the data requested and will revert to the Deputy with the available data.
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